Insecta
(true insects)

Insecta: Taxonomy | Species on this site

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Insecta (true insects)

Species listed on this site

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)
- Family: Carabidae (ground beetles)
  - Calosoma calidum - Fiery Hunter
- Family: Cerambycidae (longhorned beetles)
  - Typocerus zebra
- Family: Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)
  - Anomoea laticlavia - Clay-colored Leaf Beetle
  - Chrysomela scripta - Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
  - Hemisphaerota cyanea - Florida Tortoise Beetle
- Family: Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles (ladybugs))
  - unidentified Coccinellidae
- Family: Dermestidae (skin beetles, larder beetles, carpet beetles)
  - unidentified Dermestidae
- Family: Dryophthoridae (palm weevils)
  - Sphenophorus sp. - Billbug
- Family: Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles)
  - unidentified Scarabaeidae
Order: Diptera (flies)
- unidentified Diptera
- Family: Asilidae (robber flies)
  - Diogmites sp. - Robber Fly
- Family: Calliphoridae (blow flies, bottle flies)
  - unidentified Calliphoridae
- Family: Syrphidae (flower flies)
  - unidentified Syrphidae
- Family: Tipulidae (crane flies)
  - unidentified Tipulidae
Order: Ephemeroptera (mayflies)
- unidentified Ephemeroptera
Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)
- Family: Coreidae (squash bugs, leaf-footed bugs)
  - unidentified Coreidae
  - Acanthocephala confraterna - Leaf-footed Bug
  - Acanthocephala declivis - Leaf-footed Bug
  - Acanthocephala femorata - Leaf-footed Bug
  - Acanthocephala terminalis - Leaf-footed Bug
  - Euthochtha galeator - Leaf-footed Bug
  - Leptoglossus phyllopus - Eastern Leaf-footed Bug
  - Leptoglossus sp. - Leaf-footed Bug
- Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs (shield-back bugs, terrestrial turtle bugs))
  - unidentified Pentatomidae
  - Brochymena sp. - Stink Bug
- Family: Reduviidae (assassin bugs)
  - unidentified Reduviidae
  - Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug
  - Zelus longipes - Assassin Bug
Order: Homoptera
- Family: Cercopidae (spittlebugs, froghoppers)
  - Prosapia bicincta - Two-lined Spittlebug
- Family: Cicadidae (cicadas)
  - unidentified Cicadidae
Order: Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps)
- unidentified Hymenoptera
- Family: Apidae (bumble bees, honey bees)
  - Apis mellifera - Honey Bee
  - Bombus fraternus - Bumble Bee
  - Bombus impatiens - Bumble Bee
  - Bombus sp. - Bumble Bee
  - Xylocopa virginica - Common Carpenter Bee
- Family: Mutillidae (velvet ants)
  - Dasymutilla sp. - Velvet Ant
- Family: Sphecidae (hunter wasps (digger wasps, sand wasps, mud daubers, etc.))
  - unidentified Sphecidae
  - Ammophila sp. - Thread-waisted Wasp
  - Sphex ichneumoneus - Great Golden Digger Wasp
  - Trypoxylon sp. - Organ Pipe Mud Dauber Wasp
- Family: Vespidae (wasps, yellowjackets, hornets)
  - unidentified Vespidae
  - Dolichovespula maculata - Bald-faced Hornet
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and their caterpillars)
- Family: Arctiidae (footman moths, tiger moths)
  - Ecpantheria scribonia - Giant Leopard Moth
  - Syntomeida epilais - Polka Dot Wasp Moth
- Family: Geometridae (geometer (inchworm) moths)
  - unidentified Geometridae
- Family: Hesperiidae (skippers)
  - Epargyreus clarus - Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly
  - Poanes zabulon - Zabulon Skipper Butterfly
  - Pyrgus sp. - Checkered Skipper Butterfly
  - Urbanus proteus proteus - Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly
- Family: Lasiocampidae (lappet moths)
  - Malacosoma americanum - Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
  - Malacosoma disstria - Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
- Family: Limacodidae (saddleback caterpillars, slug caterpillar moths, slug caterpillars)
  - Acharia stimulea - Saddleback Caterpillar Moth
- Family: Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies)
  - Strymon melinus - Gray Hairstreak
- Family: Lymantriidae (tussock moths)
  - Dasychira sp. - Tussock Moth
  - Orgyia leucostigma - White-marked Tussock Moth
- Family: Noctuidae (cutworms, dagger moths)
  - Acronicta oblinita - Smeared Dagger Moth
- Family: Notodontidae (prominent moths)
  - Clostera inclusa - Angle-lined Prominent
- Family: Nymphalidae (brushfoots)
  - Agraulis vanillae - Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
  - Anartia jatrophae - White Peacock Butterfly
  - Danaus plexippus - American Monarch
  - Heliconius charitonius - Zebra Longwing Butterfly
  - Junonia coenia - Common Buckeye Butterfly
  - Limenitis archippus floridensis - Florida Viceroy Butterfly
  - Phyciodes tharos - Pearl Crescent
  - Polygonia interrogationis - Question Mark
- Family: Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
  - Papilio glaucus - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
  - Papilio palamedes - Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly
  - Papilio polyxenes - Eastern Black Swallowtail
  - Papilio troilus - Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
- Family: Psychidae (bagworm moths)
  - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis - Bagworm Moth
- Family: Pyralidae (grass moths, snout moths, stemborers)
  - unidentified Pyralidae
- Family: Saturniidae (emperor moths, royal moths, giant silkworm moths)
  - Actias luna - Luna Moth
  - Citheronia regalis - Hickory Horned Devil
- Family: Satyridae (satyrs, wood nymphs)
  - Hermeuptychia sosybius - Carolina Satyr Butterfly
- Family: Sphingidae (sphinx moths, hawkmoths, hornworms)
  - Ceratomia undulosa - Waved Sphinx
  - Xylophanes tersa - Tersa Sphinx Moth
Order: Odonata (dragonflies, damselflies)
- unidentified Odonata
- Family: Aeshnidae (darners)
  - Anax junius - Green Darner
- Family: Coenagrionidae (pond damselflies, narrow-winged damselflies)
  - Ischnura ramburii - Rambur's Forktail
- Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)
  - Erythemis simplicicollis - Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
  - Orthemis ferruginea - Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly
  - Tramea carolina - Carolina Saddlebags Dragonfly
Order: Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, etc.)
- Family: Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers)
  - unidentified Acrididae
  - Schistocerca damnifica - Mischievous Bird Grasshopper
- Family: Rhaphidophoridae (camel crickets, cave crickets)
  - unidentified Rhaphidophoridae
- Family: Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers)
  - Romalea guttata - Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper
- Family: Tettigoniidae (long-horned grasshoppers, katydids, bushcrickets)
  - unidentified Tettigoniidae
  - Microcentrum retinerve - Lesser Angle-wing Katydid
Order: Phasmatodea (stick insects (walkingsticks))
- Family: Heteronemiidae (common walkingsticks)
  - Diapheromera femorata - Common Walkingstick
Order: Zygentoma ((=Thysanura) silverfish, firebrats, bristletails)
- Family: Lepismatidae (silverfish, firebrats)
  - unidentified Lepismatidae

Insecta(true insects)

Taxonomic Classification

Species listed on this site

Insecta
(true insects)